…we show you the rest of the signatures we see and at the end of the post we leave you a short summary about the delivery ceremony of the SILMO D`OR in one of the most amazing places in Paris … lets go… !!!

XAVIER GARCIA

At first hour, we were visiting the stand of the firm inspired by the city of Barcelona, XAVIER GARCIA has completely renewed their image as well as updating their collection with new models. Their campaign images are top and represents perfectly the new identity of the Barcelona brand, we anticipate that you will love their new shapes and color palettes.

KIRK & KIRK

We were anxious to see the new CENTENA collection presented to celebrate the 100 years of the Kirk family in the industry, and left us speechless. Their booth was full of people and is that their glasses made in the exclusive and lightweight acrylic have some impressive colors. Their new models also stand out for having 10 mm of thickness that allows them to obtain incredible effects when working the edges of the fronts, simply incredible!

PHILIPPE V

When we talk about PHILIPPE V we talk about luxury and rebellion in equal parts, their collection have grown a lot becoming a reference with an overwhelming identity. We could see the updates in the optical collection full of details in frames that mix titanium and acetate, but we anticipate that the new sunglasses models are simply perfect, a new step that equates the glasses to the level of a jewel.

WOODYS

Much have changed in WOODYS since our first visit to SILMO for 2014, at that time WOODYS were a collection of wooden glasses, knowing how to evolve, nowadays the Barcelona brand have completely changed the materials of their collection to the most traditional materials keeping their identity intact, the result of this great challenge is a very solid collection that have triumphed all over the world thanks to the color of the acetates and the good choice of shapes.

JEAN PHILIPPE JOLY

Impossible not to go through the stand of JEAN PHILIPPE JOLY, what a wonder of glasses, what finishes and what forms!!, the truth is that it is inexplicable how the French creator gives his unique touch to each model. JEAN PHILIPPE declares himself obsessed by the details and is that his glasses are full of small and subtle touches that make them perfect.

It is not a complete visit to SILMO if we do not meet our dear Nuria, designer of Etnia Barcelona.

JISCO

The Barcelona-based company, inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, has turned their collection around working in a very special way the titanium without losing their identity with acetates, its simple and thin lines are elegant but with a touch of color.

SALT.

The California brand, synonym of perfection and freshness has surprised us again, they have completed their optical collection with several models that follow the retro line marked in previous collections as well as several models in acetate with a masculine and unisex cut that possess the magic formula of a perfectly eyewear designed. Also they have updated their collaboration with AETHER, its famous model with side protections designed especially for bikers and some more surprises.

NATHALIE BLANC

The signature of the French creator NATHALIE BLANC was one of the brands awarded with the SILMO d`or, she received the special jury prize for her SUZANNE sun model, a luxury sunglasses with an exquisite design. The Parisian firm has been consecrated as one of the collections with more style and quality of the moment.

BLACKFIN

An essential appointment with the Italian firm that works with titanium in its own way, creating «NeoMadeinItaly» as a new quality standard. BLACKFIN is one of the companies with more tradition that is undoubtedly bringing a new dimension and finished to the world of glasses, their new models have a more refined «feeling» without losing that touch of avant-garde design.

VERONIKA WILDGRUBER

Winner of her second SILMO D`or the last edition of SILMO with her ARTHUR design, which is already an icon, we did not want to miss the chance to visit her stand and finally see her creations live. Her glasses give off quality, elegance and a taste for exceptional design.

With Carole Greener, the French «Eco Eyewear blogger» of Les Lunettes Écologiques.

SABINE BE

The French designer opened new space in this edition of SILMO, her stand was totally crowded, SABINE BE has managed to be one of the designers with more personality and creativity, her bold colors and her shapes simply attract any lover of glasses. She has increased her metal designs without losing her essence and has launched a luxury limited edition of her VAL DE LOIRE icon model in metal bathed in 24K gold with a brilliant in the rounded terminal.

GAMAN

We already talked about the young Spanish brand settled in Valladolid recently and we showed you an incredible design in the blog that was inspired by Japanese culture, well, their new models have simply left us with our mouths open, an incredible evolution mixing colors and working the different layers of acetate without losing its hallmark, its original rod design.

PALENS

We discovered the «re-launch» of PALENS, the company from Barcelona. After triumphing years ago with its collection of wooden glasses, the firm has had to reinvent itself to create in an artisanal way a collection in acetate and metal that has surprised us a lot for its designs and finishes

PARED

We finish our summary with PARED, an Australian brand with a very powerful design and great tendency, it is that type of collections that you do not stop to discover one super-model after another, we have loved it and we keep it for our list of top brands.

SILMO D`OR SOIRÉE

After all the hustle and bustle of the fair on Saturday, the celebration of the SILMO D`Or awards ceremony was held, this year it was celebrated in a singular place, the «MUSEE DES ARTS FORAINS», tell you that we simply had fun it in since the museum was full of classic fair attractions like carousels, skill games etc etc …

Among this year’s nominees were two of our favorite brands, VAVA and NINA MÛR, nominations more than deserved that recognize the great job they are doing.